OFFICE OF **THE** ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
**AUSTIN**

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### Hoa. Namer Oarrl~on, Jr., DLrrotor

Departwnt of PllblioZ.afetf camp unabxy Austin, Texaas \\

our letter of 3sptanSon of thlr deportimnt

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## 46thLs3elrlaturo. Appropriatloa Bill bgi28t 31, 

## 1939, nGc& balance of t&s cperatokr* lioencr fun4 a6 of tDc.ales* of ot Sl, 1939. revert to the Qeaaxml

Dose ttc faot t!at -3nrte Bill 129, **Rqpler** Uaslon 46th L@alature, aam baiw tha 

### Dspartmantal Approprlatloa Sill for tke fl3oal ~’ yeara ondine Au@st 31, 1841, sontalar a riQ@r l**ttmohd** to that portion 

### of the 8111 

### lmroprlatlrq osrtain 

### funds to the rrlvePt **Lloenss** 

### Dltl- ~clon, Departzwtt OSFubliO **saietp, n3i0h**  **rider** 

### l ppropr!.ates

all fuac oolleoted ‘cyvirtue of Chaptar CM, **Aots** ot tbr !;eoondCalled ?eseion

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. . . . ...“.Ron. Nomsr Owrlron, Jr., P8ee 2.

**of the**  44th Legislator8 or any 8mendmeat6 thorrto, an4 depoaltod ia thr state Treraury totho oredit OSthe Optmtora~ and Chaurreura* LiO@ll88 !'Ulld,t0 th8 3ti118r'C LiC8Il88 DiVitiOfl iOr th8 pr?oS8 of paybIg it8mbOd 

### lg?I%prlatlont lktbd tt.8rrin, ooaatltutr S r8-8pproprlrtloa or the un8rp8nded bslan88 OII band at the oloae of bueIae88 Aupuat 31, 1939, ana~dc88 mlb rldar take 8ifeot kmodlatrly up03 the dgruture of Seaata Bill O&7 **by** tb8 **Ooteraor,** In86muoh aa Seatlon 5 of 26nrtc Bill 4P7 I6 tb8 qau61 rm6re6nOy dlauae.

"S. If th8 Uli8I&WldOd brtallOe.Cd

th, Op8ratorr* and Chauftruro* Llcimse Fund, **a8 Oi**  the **01088 Of**  **bUdn888 ‘** **Au(;urt 31,**  **1939, dC18a**  not **T8V ’** **srt** to the Gan6r61 Fund, a5 or that date, i8 Mid balaaoe **Nlbj88t** to **8Xp8nditUrO by**  **tt8** DermrWent oi Fublio Safety upon approval of **r8Qu8at** ior 8uOk erp8nditurs to th6 Vhitation of BymPsnta Board,* oreatbd In Ssotion 2, S8net8 Bill 4Z7, Regular S8aaIoa **46th** Leglalatum.

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uoh **lUl8Xp8Jld@d bak.iO8**  **r8Vertr** toth8 Oenrnl fund a8 OS th8 ~lore of buaineaa **Au((Uet** 51, 1939, **is SUOh**  **bslane8 MmtiLed**  **far** thr a88 Of **th8 r)rpartmloeat**  ad F’ublio **kf8ty UB68r**  th8 &t~W18iOna Or th8 l bor8 **qU0t.d rider**  **in** s8ll6t8 Bill 188, R8&6r L888iOn 45th LOgiSl8tUr8, uhloh l

tat8a that as&h balaape *rball 18*ieftto the Qermral FunA and stallbr lp,-1186 tomrd the p6ynSat cb ralarier u3d other 6rponseS N th8 IMpaTtta8nt

ai %blIO m8tY.

*s. **Ii YOUI**  **8B8W8T t0**  **qU84tiOD 4**  **18 in**  th0 

### l fflrzatite, under what prooaas and how may 

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### Of Fublfo CXdrty 8Xp8lid**sU&** 

### belanor.

'6. Th8 rId8r attached to tb8 Drlrer'r Liosnr8 Diliaioa, E8;Mrtmasntof fib110 C’afsty, appropriation in P8nat8 Bill 427, Regular S866iOn 46th Leglsl6tur8, also atetea thrst*rll 6IOIlI86 renal&@ la s6Id fund (operators*and OhaUffaurs' llotiae tund) at the **8nd** of the flroal year addIng August 31, 1041, Shall revert to ths Cenrraluon. Baur 08rrl8on, 

### Jr., PagoS.

**?UIl& Wld**  **6bOl1, BUbjOOt**  **t0** th. lildtatiOKl8 8Qt forth in **thQ $rOTiriOnO**  appearing l **t** tha end Of thh **AOt, b0**  a9plhd tOWfl?d **tbQ** pamlit ti 8elari88

lrd other l1~ntOa d the 

### DepOrtzent Of hbli0 %fQtf.’ ’

"Doe8 thlr neon 

### that uoh bQlanoQ a8 may appear la 

### tho 3paratora* and chOUrrOUr8' Ltc~neo **FUlld trODi**  tbfA@ **to ’**  

### tiMQ **before** 

### tho **0108~ Of**  **thQ** bIQMIUm **Qlldiw AUeU8t**  **31,** 1941, **18 rubJo&**  **to** Qxpenditure

### by the Dopartmnt of Pub110 Safety upon rapuoet **to** and approval ef the LlmItation Or byWIt %3rd?" :_ EIlratQ

Bill 158, Aotr of tha 45th Legirlature, **RQ&UlOr zO8dOLI,**  **ProVidQ8 In**  **prt 81**  **fOllOU8$**

**%i f8e8**  **OOiiQOtOd** 

### br **VirtUQ Or**  **ChaptQr 466,**  **AOt8** Of thQ **8QOOnd,OallQd 8QS81011** **Of** 

### the 44th L8&i8htul'al and dOpO8itQd iti the Ftato Trwaury to the oradit of tha opQrator8* an8 **QhrUffQUr8 ’**  110~~~ 

### rutid, are herrb.,

### l>proprlatQd **to** 

### the **driter8 11CWl80**  **diririon rOr**  **t&Q pUrpofi0**  Of **payi-** thr l**bOVs** 

### it~ixd l**pproprir tiOn8**  **iOr** oath of the Jeer8 Wkd%ngAWUst 31, **10% and**  **hlQl8t al,**  **1959,** PrOddQd, ha8tar, that 

### rll ronryr rmalnin& In **raid IUnd**  **at** 

### the and or the ii8401 par 

### l tullng Auguct 

### 51, lBSP, #tall rrrert

## to the Gan~rol Fund, and 8hall bQ applied towerd tha Paymat or tha 8alarlQa and other **oX~Zl8.8** of thQ DopartzcrntOf Pub110 EdQtY; rnla"
3enato 

### 8111 4t9, **AOt8** 

### Of thr 46th L&8bt’=8, Racular Seaalon, OOntOfn8 a prorlrlon 08 fO11mS:

Wubjeot to tho llmltetlona **8Ot** forth **in the**  **prOYi8iOl38 OppnWiQt**  

## at **th0 On6**  **Of thi8**  hot, all iaar oollsotad **by** vlrtuo **Oi** ChePtOr 466, **ht8 of**  **thQ 8sOOnd**  **OQllQd 8Q8eiOP**  **Of** th. 44th LQ&rlaturr, or any ~5Qd5QIltO thereto, and d8pO8ltQd lo the Stats TrQO8url to the orcdlt of the opQratore* and ahaufirural llconea fund, ora heraby appropriated to tha drfrQrQBOIL Rotmr OIrrlU)n, Jr., **Fagr** 4.

liOQZl8QdiVi8iOlt fW the pUrpO8Q Of pSyin( 

### the ltamltrb 

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poroprlatlon8 llrted tbQrQun6Qr tor Qaoh 0r thQ yeorb' aadlag **AuU8t** 31, 1940 and **AU&Ult** 31, 1941; protid.6, however, thst al1 monafr reaalning In 

### sold fund **at** the 4t4a

### of thr ilaoalyear **ending Augurt**  **al,** 1941 **8ha11 rOVQrt**  t0 the 08Der81 ?Wld and 8ha11, QIlbjQQt **t0 thQ**  **linitOtiOB8 8Qt**  **fOrtb ill**  thC **jIrOVi8iOll8** appearingat the end **Or thir**  Aat, be app1iad toward the payaQL!t0r 8alarla6 and other expen**808** of tb8 Dapartxent of ?ubllo safaty; proridrd. hummer‘, that all paymQnt8 to tax oollaotors or th8 taiersl 

### 00UntIa8, ln l ooordanoa with the prorlslon~OS Smote 3111 15, Chaptrr 45, PEEI 1983, **003OrOl hW8,**  88OOad **O&led 8Q8aiOn**  **Of** th8 44th LQ,f$thtUrQ, ma 

### l **3QQded by**  BOUCQ Bill 16, regular session of the 45th Leglslature, ~rtloular rarerenas being made 

### to saotlon 7 of ealdbill, shall be cads out Of sold fund boforo may lxoae~ **rerrrta to**  oala **Oeneral Fund.** *
The provlrlonr quoted frm Tar;rts Bill 427 oontaln no languq8 Q+idQIlOlI&? a ~Q~ialatlTa intent that the unaxpandrb balan:Q of the 

### Op8ratora* and Chauttour8* **LloanrQ Iund**  **08 of**  **tho** Qlo8e **or ttz:e**  t18aa1 **yaar or**  **AU@l8t** 31, 193~, rhal1 not revert to the 6QnQral I'undla thQ
msnnar prQsorlbeCby %nata Bill 138, of the 45th Laglslatura. In the 

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bssnoe

or laneurn&*raquIrlnF, a oontrary oon8truotlon, it must **bs** prasu6Qd that the Leglslaturc had in **mind** that Eenata Bill 4Z7 should hat8 only 

### a prorpsotlre opuration, rathar than a rQtroQotivQ one, and, therQrorQ, that it **Wa8** not lntandrd that Eennte Bill 427 

### l houl4 hare the QffQOt or 

### rapealIng thet 

### portion 0r Senate Bill 13@ of the 45th Legislature .requlrln&the unsxandrd balanoe of the OpWOtOr8 and **ChaUffQUr8 ’**  LiOOU80 mDd aC Of tt;Q 0103-eOr th0 fI8Od JrQr, hU&U8t 31, 1939, to revert to the Oanrral ?und. It folloua .tha) your rlr-t **gueatlon 18**  **aasworod** la 

### tha l srlrmatlrs,-ah? 

### - **your rdooad**  **pucetion** 1s ancm3rQd in ths n8~atlra.

The a!!ffwar

to your firat and 8QQOnd **qUQ8tiOn8** renders lt unneoer?ary to amwer your third questiOn.

Yost of thQ approprlatlona for tho Sa3artaant of ?ubllo Cafety,

to 

### pa7 it8 8alarisa and other 8xpan808,

### Bon. mnor 

### Garrlroa,Jr., Fa6~ 5.

are .zad~ out of ths 

### 3eceralFdn4. In our oplalon, the 

### proriaionsof YenateDill 13Q and Smato Bill 4tY, l b qa quoted, a*ICencethcle~l8latlralnteat that thr 

### rroaaea8 in tha **Oprr8tors*** and **cbaUffWIr8 ’**  Lloaac~ Tuti, 

### rarerr*d to in ruoh prmlrlons, ahallbe pal4 Into tbo 

### General ?ud iCS the 

### purpo8ad rOlnBw818g that fund 

### in part 

### icu tba 

### it-8 of rslarlas**ant?** 

### other l**x7e~co8** 

### 0s the **Daput** 

### rant ot 3ublla%fetl 

### appropriatedout of th 

### General Fund ror th r1800~

### blmnlua ading **AUcU8t** sl **l*%,** and the **ii8001** 

### blenolumonding kuplat 31, lori. It soi

### low0 that 

### your fourthquestionla l nswe:Od

### in the aecatlva, ani tht 

### your fifth qur,tloa, **by** 

### t:rtur or tho l

### acw@r to queatioa4, ia 8ot 

### to br 

### anever&

In la~wQr to your 

### drth quoation, 

### you lro l

### driaad that the 

### brlanoewkiohmaI appear in tha~Otcrator~c an6 cbwrrour** Liomra Tun4,undar the prorI8Ion8**0r** fanat 

### Bill 487, **is oat**  **rubjeot** to 

### l xpeadltura by the Department 

### or Tub118caiot7upon

### ropuost to and l pprwal of tba L.fmltatlon of 

### Rymaata Bard, for 

### the raaeon ttmt suoh 

### oxeea8 ('8

not theobarsatu 

### 0r r~oial ruad 

### atallabla 

### rot the 

### USQ

ix? tts DagartpVnt of ‘lublle Safety wvmilly, by and 

### with the approvalof 

### thy Llmltatlon 0r 

### Rymonta Beard, but the rltlor 

### quoted aWr irolc. CenateBill 4ZV roqulmr that auoh **aaec8** 

### ba darotad to a ~rtloular u8e by tha Couptrollar, that is, tlw l**xoot8** at 

### the ond.of the iirwl blannlum In thlo rpselal tund 

### 1s to ba ~a14 into the Genual ?uud for tho gnupore ol **rOb!fUrBi~ that**  fund ior the 

### It-8 of l alarfQ8 andother lxp on8rs



### approprimto to tha 

### Daimrtttent d Fubllo

## i;aratT **out** 

## at **tlta** OanWal 

### Fund far the ri8a 

### bIaanIua enndiagAagurt 

### Sl, 1941.



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